| Cumberland Township, Greene County, Pennsylvania | |
| Settlement Type: | Township |
| Image Map1: | Map of Pennsylvania highlighting Greene County.svg |
| Map Caption1: | Location of Greene County in Pennsylvania |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Pennsylvania |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Greene |
| Subdivision Type4: | Municipality |
| Leader Party: | Republican |
| Leader Title: | Township Supervisor |
| Leader Name: | Sam Hastings |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 100.76 |
| Area Land Km2: | 99.08 |
| Area Water Km2: | 1.67 |
| Elevation Ft: | 1000 |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Total: | 6383 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Density Km2: | 64.30 |
| Timezone1: | EST |
| Utc Offset1: | -4 |
| Timezone1 Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset1 Dst: | -5 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Area Code: | 724 |
| Blank Name Sec1: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info Sec1: | 42-059-17648 |
| Pop Est As Of: | 2022 |
| Population Est: | 6218 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 42-059-17648 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 38.90 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 38.26 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.65 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 166.54 |
| Leader Title1: | Tax Collector |
| Leader Name1: | Pamela WhyelDemocrat/Republican |
Cumberland Township is a township in Greene County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 6,383 at the 2020 census.[2]
The William Crawford House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992.
Cumberland Township is in eastern Greene County, with its eastern border following the center of the Monongahela River and forming the Fayette County line. The township surrounds the borough of Carmichaels, a separate municipality. The township includes the census-designated places of Crucible, Fairdale and Nemacolin. Other unincorporated communities in the township include Stringtown, Cumberland Village, Neil Corner, Baileys Crossroads, Khedive, Ceylon, Little Chicago, Paisley, and Live Easy.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 100.8km2, of which 99.1km2 is land and 1.7km2, or 1.66%, is water.[3]
As of the census[4] of 2000, there were 6,564 people, 2,659 households, and 1,834 families residing in the township. The population density was 171.7sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 2,893 housing units at an average density of 75.7sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the township was 98.58% White, 0.27% African American, 0.23% Native American, 0.02% Asian, 0.02% from other races, and 0.88% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.50% of the population.
There were 2,659 households, out of which 30.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.7% were married couples living together, 11.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.0% were non-families. 27.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.43 and the average family size was 2.94.
In the township the population was spread out, with 24.1% under the age of 18, 7.4% from 18 to 24, 26.6% from 25 to 44, 24.7% from 45 to 64, and 17.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 92.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.8 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $26,834, and the median income for a family was $36,188. Males had a median income of $36,439 versus $22,344 for females. The per capita income for the township was $15,293. About 16.1% of families and 19.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 26.4% of those under age 18 and 14.1% of those age 65 or over.